Gulfstream Announcer

[Bally Ache]

Larry calls once in a while at Philly Park.  If I owned SA the first thing I would do is fire Trevor Denman & hire Larry.

He doesn\'t take himself to seriously.

[richiebee]

Bull:
  Story I was told re: old Garden State Park. On the day it burned in 1977, Rick Wilson crossed the wire on a winner about the time it became evident that a serious fire had started. In the winners circle, the track photographer was waiting for all to be right: the horse standing still, all the owners there, etc.

  Wilson looked at the photographer and said \"Could you just take the f-----g picture, the f-----g grandstand is burning down\".

  My most vivid memory of the new old GSP: watching simulcast of IMO the best Derby ride ever: Shoe/Ferdinand/ 86.

[Bally Ache]

richiebee,  

Well, it worked out for him but, if that hole had closed, people would have been calling him senile.

Rick Wilson could ride with anyone.  Craig Perret too.  But the starstruck horseplayer will always be calling for \"P Val\", or \"JD\", or Johnny V\" etc.

They need to learn that the horse makes the jockey & not vice versa.

[gvido]

Sadly, Rick Wilson suffered a career ending injury last year at Pimlico.

[Chuckles_the_Clown2]

I knew Wilson was hurt bad and apparently survived. It was a brain injury I thought. If hes retired I hope hes fit to find something else to do. He was a good jock and so was Perret.

[Bull]

Richie

I am not old enough to remember the old GSP pre-fire. Unfortunately I was not around to see stars like Big Red when he ran there in 1972.

I grew up in the 80\'s/90\'s and recall Garden State mostly as it was when it closed. Still, those times were amazing; I remember some memories like they were yesterday. Being 8 years old, going to watch my grandfather\'s horses run (he only owned a few claimers mostly). I remember spending every Saturday up there with him as a kid, simulcast betting. You know how it was when you were young, you used to walk in the track and just be in complete awe of everything. It is still exciting everyday, but not the same when it was all so new. I drove past the old GSP site the other day, and got a little misty-eyed. All that was left was the gate. It\'s good to take a trip down memory lane sometimes.

As far as Ledderman goes, sometimes I\'ll watch Freehold on my dish just to hear him call a race. He is about as unique as it gets and would love to hear him do some thoroughbred meets. Larry Colmus at Monmouth is also very, very good.

And I echo everyone\'s sentiments about Rick Wilson, the guy could flat out ride horses.

Let\'s get the money this weekend guys.

Overlays to all and to all a goodnight!!!

-Bull

[MO]

With Luke prepping for Churchill at Gulfstream, Michael Wrona (formerly of Lone Star)now has the gig at Turf Paradise. Hollywood opens Friday and that\'s where Vic will be.

FWIW, I\'ve worked with almost all of these announcers and of the ones I have actually spoken with, they are a good bunch of guys. I\'ll be working with Frank opening weekend at Louisiana Downs.

[asfufh]

Bull, Larry Collmus also does great impressions of other track announcers. Good luck! Asfufh